Metallic tile for roofing.



F. M. VOGAN. METALLIC TILE POR ROOFING.

v APPLICATION FILED JULY 19, 1909. l, 125,414, Patented Jan. 19,1915.

F. M. VOGAN.

METALLIC TILE POB. ROOPING.

APPLICATION FILED JULYlQ, 1909.

19125,@314., Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

@Moulton F. M. VOGAN.

METALLIC TILL PoR RooHNG.

APPLICATION FILED JULY19, 1909.

Patented Jau. 19, 1915.

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FRANK M. VOGAN, 0F CANTON', 62H10.

METALLIC TILE FOB ROOFING'.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patenten aan. ie, reis.-

Appucamn inea Jury 19, 190.9. serial mi., questa.

To aZZ whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANK M. VoGAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State ofV Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Tile for Roofing, of which the following is a specification,

My invention relates to improvements inv metallic tile for roofing and has especial reference to provide means for conducting the water away from the joints Aand at the same time so stamp or press the tile that such pressing or stamping will not necessitate the retrimming of the sheets; but leaves the edges of the sheets so that the ends and sides of the sheets willnot have to be trimmed or sheared but remain strai ht so that any desired number of tile or s eets can be joined together. These objects, together with other objects readily apparent to those skilled in4 the art, I attain by the construction illus- .trated in the accompanying drawing, in

which Figure 1 is `a plan 4top View showing a single tile, also showing the same properly stamped or pressed. Fi 2 is a transverse section on line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 3 3, Fig. 1. Fig.

4c is a view showing a number of tile prop-i erly joined and lapped. Fig. 5 is a transverse section on line 5 5, Fig. 4. Fg. 6 is a transverse section on line 5 5, Fig. 4, showing portions of two tile brought into position to be hooked or connected together at their longitudinal edges. Fig. 7 is a transverse section on line 7 7, Fig. 4. Fig. 8 is a transverse section on line 8 8, Fig. 1. Fig. 9 is a transverse section on 'line 9 9, Fig. l. Fig.

10 is a transverse section on line 10 10, Fig.- 1. Fig. 11 is a longitudinal section showing the lower portion of a tile on line 11-11, Fig. 1. Fig. 12 is a similar view taken on line 12 12, Fig. 1. Fig. 13 is a section on line 13 13, Fig. 1. Fig. 14 is a similar view taken on line 14 14, Fig. 1. Fig. 15 is a section on line 15-15, Fig. 4. Fig. 16 is a section on line'16 16, Fig. 1. Fig. 17 is a section on line 17-17, Fig. 1. Fig. 18 is a section on line 18 18, F ig.- l.

Throughout the several views similar numerals of reference indicate similar parts.

The tile herein described are intended-to be made of sheet metal and are of such form in cross-section in their various parts, or in other words in such relief in their various parts as to accomplish the purposes set ing formfrom the bottom to the forth above, as well as other objects hereinafter to appear, while permitting of a firm and substantial seating of the'tile upon the roof sheetlng or boards to which the tile are intended to be nailed. lresults desired a design is `pressed or em-. bossed in the sheet metal, the said design be'- ing of artistic character while having practical `utillty in the proper disposition of water falling upon said tile. Each tile 1s provided'with aA raised, central, longitudinal, oval bead 1 occupying a considerable portlon of the body of the tile and extending from aj point. near the bottom ofsaid tile to a point near the top, each of saidY beads terminating short of both bottom and top edges. From an inspection of Figs. 8 and 9 as well as Fig. 1 it will be seen that the .said bead 1 is of less width and of less projection on the line 8 8 than upon Athe line 9 9, the said bead thus being of taperi to ofthe tile. Upon both sides of the central' bead 1 are the p anels 2 2 extending longitudinally for a distance substantially equal to the of ess transverse dimension .at their lower ends than at their upper ends, as illustrated in Fig. 1, and as will be noted from a comparison of Fi A. 8 and 9. The variation in the Width of t e panels 2 is suflicient to corn- -pensate for the taper of the bead 1, and the lower high relief frame portion 5 to be' hereinafter more fully described. v At the upper end of the bead 1 the 'inclined fiattened portion 6, arising in the curved surface of the uppenend of the said bead, merges in the surface of the upper portion of the Vhigh relief outer frame 5 1n a similar manner.

l It will be noted from' an inspection of Fig. 9 that the bead l does not have any very considerable projection upwardly from the plane of the tile, said bead being in fact relatively fiat but the fiattened inclined surface 4, cutting the bead at an angle. and especially when sharply detined by the rib 3,

n accomplishing the length of the bead 1 the said panels being i causes the bead 1 to a pear much higher than it really is when t11es of my invented construction are in place upon a roof. Upon l looking up at a roof upon which such tiles are used the eye will naturally be impressed by-'the lower inclined liattened surfaces 4 of the various tile, and the rib 3 sharply vdefiningsuch inclined surface will assist in giving the impression that the projection of the bead l upwardly from the general 4plane of the tile 1s very considerable. This feature adds very greatly to the architec' tural value of the tilel without adding'to ,the cost of manufacture, without using so\ much material, and withoubstretching the sheet metal unduly.

At each side of the bead 1 the mold 7 arises at the side of the top end of the bead 1, extends transversely across the top edge .of the panel 2, makes a turn at rightangles -at the point 8, follows down the vertical outer edge of the panel 2, again turns subhigh relief frame portion 5 has a flattened A that point.

surface which is the greatest ,projection upon the exposed surface of the tile`wth the exception of portions of the bead 1 and the ribs 10 and 11 and portions of .the gather-work at the top of the tile, to be hereinafter incre 4fully explained. It will be `understood that the molds 7 are comparatively shallow and the ribs 10 andl 11 are for the purpcse of more sharply defining the outlines of the various parts when the tileis viewed from a distance as well as for the purpcse of preventing cross drainage of water. It should be noted that the rib 10 is co-extensi've in length with the molds 7 on each side of the tile and that the said rib on the lower transverse portion of the mold 7 unitesv with the lower end of' the rib -3 on each side of the inclined surface 4, thus forming a continuous rib across the bottom portirn of the tile. From an inspection of Fig. 1 it will be seen that the transverse portion of the rib 10 at the lower end of the tile, intermediate .the rib 3 and the corner 9 is slightly depressed, thus forming a more favorable place for the overflow of. water at The rib 11 extends longitudinallyv from top to bcttcm of the tile, defining the outer limit of the side portions of the high relief frame portions 5. The saidA rib 11 is preferably not of greater projection than the rib 10.

At the extreme lower edge 4of the tile and located in the median line-of the bead 1. is a depression l2 having a downwardly inclined surface, as shown' in Fig. 11 and ter- 'I tile.

Vminating in the narrow flange 13 spaced upwardly fromthe roof sheeting to which the From an inspection of Fig. lOuinyconnec \tion With- Fig. 1 it Will be seen that from the 'sidesof the rojection 14 to the rib 11 on each side ofJ the tile the high relief frame portion 5 extends,witl1 a smooth surface slightly: concaved from the projection 14 and the rib 11 to a point intermediate said projection and rib on each side of the The lower edge 4'of thetile from the sides of the depression 12 toa point substantially in line with therib 11 on either side in inclined as shown at 15 in Figs. 1 and 12l and terminates inthe fiange 16 adapted to over-lap a lower row of tile, and to` engage the surface of the high relief frame portion 5 at the top of one of the panels of a lower tile and to hug said surface. This flange, being disposed at an angle to the inclined portion 15 aids in strengthening lthe edge and alsoA provides considerable bearing face between the two tiles joint. f

l'he longitudinal edges of the tile are .so formed as to permit adjacent tile in each horizontal -course or row to inter-lock at their meeting edges. To this end one of -said edges is shaped to forma groove into which the tongue of an adjacent tile is adapted to bev inserted. It is immaterial which side of the. tile is provided with the tongue and which is provided with -the groove. In the drawings I have illustrated the tile as provided with a tongue on the to aid in making a tight transverse left edge and a groove on the right. Proceeding to describe the formation of said tongue and groove, it should be noted with respect to the tongue upon the left-hand side that the portion 17 `constitutes'a downwardly inclined surface extending from the rib 11 downwardly and outwardly and terminating in the curved tongue 1S of a predetermined standard of curvature, the said tongue extending from the extreme upper edge of the tile'to the extreme lower edge, the inclined surface at 15 terminating in th portion 17 as illustrated in Fig. 1.

Referring now to the right hand edgeof the tile, an inspection of Figs. 2 and 3, or S, 9 or 10 will disclose an inclined portion 19 descending from the rib 11, re-

turned twice upon itself at the point 20,

ummmtion, but that the 'radius of the curvature of said groove is different from the radius of the predetermined 'curvature of the tongue 18. A

Referring now to Figs. 5 and 6 it will be noted that the tongue 18 maybe inserted` within the groove at 20 by\holding the tile having the tongue to be inserted at an angle to the plane of the roof as shown in .F 1g. 6, slipping the said curved tongue 18 within the curved groove, and bringing the tile 4with the inserted tongue down and into engagementwith the roof sheeting, whereupon the relative position of the tongue and groove illustrated in Fig. 5- will result. It should be noted that the projection 21 engiges the undersde'of the portion 17 and t Y at the curved tongue engages the sides of the groove at two points because of the dilerence of curvature between said tongueA and said groove, thus forming a tight joint between the two adjacent tiles4 interlocked while providing for their easy and ready =interlocking or assembling. After all tiles have been arranged'upon the roof, ifgit is desired to paint the same for the purpose of protecting the metal parts from the corrosive action of dampness and air, the ribs 11 upon adjacent tiles at each interlocked seam will aid in drawing suliicient aint from the brush to flow down the inc ined sides or portions 17 and 19, permitting thel said paint to drain into the tongue and groove joint or seam where it will form an unusually heavy coating, thus effectually sealing the joint against corrosive action of water and air.

Near the bottom edge of .the tile the indentation 23 is arranged in the projection 21, and a corresponding indentation 23a in the curvedtongue and inclined portion 17 of the interlocking tile is adapted to enter the said indentation 23 for the purpose of alining the tile to form perfectly straight courses or rows. In Fig. 13 I have shown the indentation 23 extending substantially to the surface ofthe sheeting. In Fig. 14 I have illustrated the indentation in the portion 17 as extending a less distance toward the sheeting, thus adapting it to fit within the indentation 23.

In arranging the tile in courses or rows upon the roof, one of the chief objects of the construction is to arrange the panels 2 of each tile above the two panels of two adjacent tiles of the row immediatel below. This arrangement is well illustrate in Fig. 4 where it will be seen that the tongue and \ter fallin grooved joint between adjacent tiles of the lower row is in line with the median line of the bead Lof the tile immediately above. Oneof the panels 2 of said tile immediately above is therefore in line witha panel of one of the tiles immediately below. While the other panel of the tile immediately above is in line with the-panel of another tile in the row, immediately below it. o

From an inspection of the Hgures it will bereadily noted that the relief of each tile is such as to I throw practically all water falling upon it upony the panels 2. All waupon the bead 1 will have a tendency to ow sidewise into one or other of theadjacent, panels and the rib 3 will prevent any water liowing downwardly beyond said nib on the bead 1. Water falling upon the high relief frame portion 5 will be guided-in its course by the beads 10 and 11 and caused to flow vpractically in a line straight down the tile.

Water falling on the mold 7 will be drained onto the panels 2 and it will be noted that the shape of said anels; together with4 the concave surface etween-the projection 14 and the rib 11l noted in connectlon with Fig. 10 will tend to cast the water from an upper tile in a single narrowl stream upon one of the panels of a lower tile it will 4in turn carry the wa- 'ter downwardly and cast it upon the panel of the next lower tile. It should be noted that the entire arrangement is intended to protect the\ seams or tongue and groove joints and in this connection it should be noted that 'any water falling upon the surface' 4 will be divided by the projection 14 and thrown upon the high relief frame portions 5 of the tilesimmediately below rather than upon the joint between said tiles.

In the formation, embossing or pressing of the tiles it will be understood thatl the formation of the portion heretofore described @in detail will so draw the metal that if a gathered iportion were not provided at the top edge o the tile the side edges of said tile would not be parallel. lIt is therefore necessary to corrugate or wrinkle the metal adjacent the top edge to compensate for the drawing of the metal in of the tile. To this enda double series of indentations is produced, preferably in the formillustrated in the drawing.

From an inspection of Figs. 16 and 17 taken in connection with Figs. 1, 2 and 3, an understanding of the projection or the relief of thegathered portion of the tile theotlier portions f may be obtained. It will be noted from an inspection of Fig. 16 that from the high relief frame portion 5 the surface of the tile rises into the projection 24, whence it descends into the corrugation .25, again inclined surface 29 toward the roof sheeting at the extreme upper edge of the tile. Intermediate transversely adjacent corrugations are formed in the portions illus-- trated in section in F ig. 17 which constitute upwardly rounded Vsurfaces 30, which together with the corrugations before mentioned aid in gathering or puckering the metal in such Way as to avoid the necessityof retrimming the edges of the tile after they have been pressed. In line with the median line of' the bead 1 is a longitudinally disposed rounding depression 31 into which the rounded under surface of the tongue and groove joint of two joined tile immediately above are adapted to be seated, asl

illustrated in Fig. 7.

Adjacent the upper edge of the righthand side of each tile is the projection 32 which is formed substantially in line with the center of the seam or joint when two adjacent tiles are interlocked and which is adaptedto extend into the under side of the projection 14 of the tile next above it for the purpose of aiding in centering the same and of holding the same in proper j various parts is such that there are but few parts of the tile in contact with the roof sheeting. The nailing flange 22 is of course adapted to engage the surface of the roof sheeting for its entire length and doesso except in such cases as illustrated in Fig. 15, where the lower end of a tile is illustrated as over-lapping the top edge of a course of tile below it. A small portion of the nailing flange 22 will thus rest upon the tile beneath but the remaining portion of the said flange for its entire length to the top of the tile will rest upon the roof sheeting. The extreme upper portion of each of the panels 2 is adapted also to engage the roof sheeting, as illustrated at 33, but the said panels from their upper limits to their lower limits are so disposed as to extend farther and farther away from the surface of the roof sheeting as they near the bottom edge of the tile.

The under portion of the groove on the right-hand edge of each tile'is adapted also to rest upon the roof sheeting in much the same manner as the nailing flange 22 with which it is closely associated in position and function. As arranged upon the roof sheeting to constitute an entire roof covering,

'immediately below.

therefore, each of the tile constituting Said covering will have a bearing upon two of the tiles in the row or course next below it as well as along its right-hand or groove edge and at the` upper ends of its panels. 2. In laying the tile the nails are driven through the nailing flange 22 into the roof boards or sheeting and the tongue of an adjacent tile.

in the course is entered into the groove as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 and heretofore described. When the tile, thus having its tongue entered in the groove of an adjacent tile, is brought into the position illustrated in F igsf nails are driven through its nailing fiange into the roof v.boards and the next tile is then ready to be locked to the tile just mentioned by tongue and groove as before described. In arranging the tile in this.

manner the indentation 23 of each tile receives the correspondinnf indentation inthe tongue of the inter-locking tile, thus alining all tiles of each row. The projection 32 of each tile enters the under side of the projection 14 of one of the tiles above it, and the inter-locked seam of each two tiles at their bottom edges rest in the depression 31 of the tile immediately below. The corrugations at .the upper edge of each tile notonly compensate for the stretching of the metal in theremainder of the tile but also'are of such form as to prevent water from being blown up under the over-lapping tile above, thus preventing the said water from finding its way to the extreme top edges of the tile and onto the sheeting beneath.. In thus preventing water from finding its way upwardly, the flange 16, pressing against the high relief frame portion 5 of the tile beneath it, aids materially and practically assures against leakage.

In Fig. 5 it will be noted that at the point 34 the exposed surface of the parts constituting the seam or joint between adjacent tiles has a slightly curved upper surface. The object of this curvature 1s to prevent the water upon said surface from entering loo the joint between the tongue and groove, the Y curved surface having'a tendency to carry the Water directly downwardly and deposit ortion 6 of the tile s before mentioned, and as well illustrated in Fig. 11, the depresit upon the flattened sion 12 has a downwardly inclined surface gather-work at the top of the tile prevents anywater which maywork up under the lower edge of an upper tile from moving metal, the upper portion of said tile adapted sidewise into the joint or seam near 4its upper end. It should also bc noted that the lower edges of the projections 24 and 26 are curved downwardly at their outer ends, thus providing a surface well adapted to gather any moisturev deposited upon it will drain the same downwardly at the corners.

I claim:

1. A tile for roofing formed from sheet to be over-lapped by the lower ends of the tile of the next upper row on the roof and the lower portion of said tile adapted to be exposed to the weather, the exposed portion `of said tile embossed, said upper portion provided with gather-work consisting of projections 1 and corrugations-arranged in the form of a double, transverse series with upwardly rounded portions disposed intermediate transversely adjacent corrugatons in the series and the lower edges of said projections curved downwardlyat their outer ends, substantially as and for the purpose speciied.

2. A tile for roofing formed of sheet metal and provided :with a central, longitudinally disposed/raised portion, and the tile terminating at its extreme lower edge` in the median line ina depression, the side edges/fof said tile provided with complemetary inter-fitting portions adapted to form longitudinal, relatively depressed seams between laterally adjacent tiles when joined, and said depression at the extreme lower edge lof the tile adapted to project into the depressed 'joint of two similar,

joined tiles.

3. A tile for roofing formed from sheet metal, one side edge of'each tile constituting a tongue, the otherside edge provided' with a groove adapted to receive' the tongue of a laterally adjacent tile, upwardly inclined portions adjacent said tongue and` said groove and adapted, when the adjacent tiles are arranged with the tongue of one tile in the groove of the other tile, to define a longitudinal depression with downwardly convergent side walls, each tile provided- Aextreme lower edge of the tile immediately below said projecting portion, the depressed portion of said edUe being adapted to enter the said longitudinally disposed depression between adjacent tiles of the next lower row on the roof, whereby water {iowing down the surface of an upper tile will be prevented from owing over the lower-edge of .said tile at the median line and will be diverted'from the tongue and groove of adjacent tiles on the next lower row on the roof. 4. A tile for roofing formed from sheet metal, one side edge of each tile provided with a tongue and the other side edge provided with a groove, high relief portions adjacent said tongue and groove, a central longitudinallv disposed portion in high relief, longitudinally disposed depressed portions intermediate said frame portions and -said central portion and the lower edge of each tile provided at the median line with a depressed portion adapted toextend 'into l the depression formed at the interlocking edges of two laterally adjacent tiles 1n lthe next row below said tile onl a roof.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK M, voGAN.. i

Witnesses:

' WILLIAM H. MILLER,

IRENE LUTZ. 

